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Police Beat • 09/30/2024

Accident
An officer responded to an accident in lot 33. It was a minor accident, and no injuries reported. A police report was filed and the driver’s exchanged information regarding insurance.

Medical
Officers and BYU EMS were dispatched to the LSB for a report of a student feeling sick and faint. BYUEMS arrived very quickly and advised that the officer did not need to respond.

Found Person
An officer responded to the Student Health Center regarding a found child. When the officer arrived, the child provided sufficient information for the SHC to locate a phone number for a parent. The parent was out searching for the child, who often wanders off. The parent arrived and took the child home. The case has been referred to investigations.

Citizen Contact
Report of a phone call to IT services on the BYU campus that raised concerns for the student employee. The caller initially made a statement about self-harm that was troubling to the employee handling the call. The call was managed as a customer service incident because the caller was upset with the handling of their phone bill. IT services resolved the problem and documented the incident internally as informational, which included a report to the police. The caller is the elderly spouse of a former employee. The matter was handled by customer service, and the issue was resolved. The police documented the incident and attached the call to their incident report.

Found Property
An officer responded to on a found property at the Conference Center on the BYU Campus. Shortly after the officer arrived the owner arrived and took possession of the lost property.

Assist Public
A five-year-old child accidentally locked herself in the restroom of Wymont Laundry Building 5. Officers responded and used a Halligan tool to pry open the lock and door frame enough to gain access. Fortunately, no damage was done to the door. The master key was ineffective, and there was no other way to unlock it. The incident was recorded on the officers' body cameras. Although the little girl was visibly upset, she was immediately comforted by her mother.

Citizen Contact
A complainant called to report his bike stolen, but there was no record of it being impounded by BYU. The complainant had left his bike leaning against a pillar on the east side of the Engineering Building. An officer checked the BYU bike impound yard, and the bike was located. The complainant was advised to come to the station during the day to retrieve his bike. It turned out that whoever impounded the bike documented that a rideable was impounded but did not provide a description of the rideable.

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